High genetic diversity but no geographical structure of Aedes albopictus populations in Reunion Island.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus has emerged as a species of major medical concern following its global expansion and involvement in many arbovirus outbreaks. On Réunion Island, Ae. albopictus was responsible for a large chikungunya outbreak in 2005-2006 and more recently an epidemic of dengue which began at the end of 2017 and is still ongoing at the time of writing. This dengue epidemic has seen a high number of human cases in south and west coastal regions, while few cases have been reported in the north and east of the island. To better understand the role of mosquito populations in such spatial patterns of dengue virus transmission in Réunion Island, we examined the genetic diversity and population structure of Ae. albopictus sampled across

SUBMITTER: Latreille AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924041 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature